The History (And Artistic De-Evolution) of Patent Drawings

Patent drawings used to be textured, nuanced works of art. Now they're just rudimentary line drawings, and any humans depicted inside them are grotesque.

Source: http://www.wired.com/gadgetlab/2012/08/the-history-and-artistic-degredation-of-patent-drawings/

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